All The Grocer articles in 10 December 2016 – Page 4
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NewsCostco invests in major improvements for online
The wholesaler said it was investing in the merchandising, functionality and distribution of its online business
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NewsBrakes delays online publishing of list prices until January
While not online yet, the prices feature in the new, physical Chef’s List catalogue
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Category ReportZero-proof pioneers: adult soft drinks category report 2016
It looks like booze, is priced like booze, tastes like booze, yet it’s non-alcoholic. Can adult pop save soft drinks?
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NewsAdult soft drinks fizz past £100m as Brits ditch booze
Adult fruit carbonates have surged 12.3% to £101.2m
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NewsChaucer Food Group to expand UK base after Nagatanien takeover
Chaucer Food Group is set to expand its Hull factory and HQ after its takeover by Nagatanien
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NewsBrexit cost hikes loom for Bart as its losses widen to £551k
Losses have widened at herb and spices brand Bart Ingredients despite another year of double-digit sales growth
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Comment & OpinionSelf-service is great but you have to get the balance right
It’s well known that self-service checkouts increase shrinkage. They can also make a store soulless
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NewsAmazon to provide Magic Breakfast charity with 700,000 meals
Magic Breakfast provides food such as bagels, cereals, juice and porridge to 467 schools in disadvantaged areas
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NewsMarks & Spencer claims high street first with festive ale keg
The NPD is described as a ‘dark winter ale with fruity flavours’
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Comment & OpinionGrow your own: the value of internal promotion
I was intrigued to read research in The Sunday Times on the added value of internal promotion over external hiring
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Comment & OpinionThe 2016 winners and losers of British grocery
Not content with Leicester City, Brexit or Trump-town, the year ends with a mauling of Italy’s Renzi
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Comment & OpinionLager must tell its story
The truth is that lager is not connecting with 20 to 34-year-olds as a category in a way it once did
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Analysis & FeaturesDeflation eases back to its lowest in nearly two years
Supermarket price deflation has eased back to its lowest level in almost two years
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NewsMince pie prices crumble as mults defy Brexit fears
The mults are sweetening up festive shoppers by offering bigger savings on mince pies than last Christmas
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NewsMcVitie's adds Hobnobs to Nibbles bite-sized range
The new line will be available from January in a resealable pouch
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Grocer 33Tesco Handforth Dean, Wilmslow: Grocer 33 store of the week
Our Extra is a ‘super affluent’ store and it definitely helps prevent some of the issues the bigger stores have come up against
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Grocer 33All smiles at Grocer 33 winning Tesco Handforth Dean store
First impressions were great with a “massive Christmas tree, stacks of mince pies and sweet displays” in its atrium
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NewsCan the Tax is canned as soft drinks levy moves a step closer
The food and drink industry has canned its campaign against the soft drinks sugar levy
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat now for the soft drinks sugar levy?
The government’s ‘sugar tax’ on soft drinks looks sure to come into force but questions remain over how much it will cost…
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NewsCity snapshot: Supermarket sales hurt by Black Friday and Christmas price war
A rush on electronic bargains on Black Friday and Christmas promotions lowering supermarket prices even further pushed the grocery sector back in decline last month, according to Nielsen